I recently took a 4 month roadtrip around the US. The sights I saw were unbelievable and I’ve never said “wow” as much as in the US. My trip was concentrated in nature/national parks and wilderness and some places brought tears to my eyes.
I’ve been to the countries in question before but for a short time (2-4 days) and saw some main highlights but I was never wowed by anything to the same degree.
I constantly try to tell people how beautiful the US is but it’s like nobody believes me and those other countries are always the popular countries when it comes to “beauty.” People even say the natural beauty there BURY the natural beauty in the US and I just can’t believe it! Heck even defending the US gets me downvoted.
Is there really a country with place more beautiful than the combined beauty of Glacier/going to the sun, Mt Rainier, the hikes in Washington, the oregon coast, Colorado, sequoia, fall in New England, the views in Alaska, scenic views of Blue ridge parkway, I can continue lol and I’ve only seen 10 States so far!
I think part of your conclusion that the US is more beautiful is because you were in the other countries for a few days ‘catching the highlights’ and spent 4 months travelling around the US, giving you a totally different, far more immersive experience. More time to explore, more time to really get a feel for a place and what it has to offer. And (i assume) more time to actually feel something in relation to those places. I think the lesson here is that your experience is better when you travel slower, not necessarily that the US is objectively more beautiful than some other stunning places in the world. (Of course the US is beautiful. And so are those other places :-))